Richter, Gisela Marie Augusta, 1882-1972, Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.) · New York [The Gilliss Press] · leaf 182
II, p. 503, 4-8; 504,1-5; III, p. 144, 9; IV, p. 308, 6; 310, 2; compare also the statuettes Nos.170 ff.). They can be identified as Roman priests from their resemblanceboth to figures of priests on Roman reliefs, such as those of the Ara Pacis(cf. E. Strong, Roman Sculpture, pis. VIII, IX), and to… … Height, 9J in. (24.S cm.)- Purchased in 1913. From Macedonia. Described Priestsby G. M. A. R[ichter] in the Museum Bulletin, April, 1914, p. 93. Cast hollow.The crust}, green patina has been largely removed.The right arm from below the shoulder is missing. Thesurface is somewhat corroded and…
Bronzes · Art, Ancient
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